Lisbon

 I took the tube to Heathrow ( one hour). There was a 2 1/2 of flight delay due to thick fog at Heathrow Airport. Luckily, I was flying on points and business class so I was able to get breakfast in the lounge there. On day one I decided to have a relatively light day because I was still suffering from a bug which I had picked up on the Queen Mary 2 and also, it was a fairly tiring travel day the day before. I greatly enjoy the public transit in European cities. In Lisbon there is a Metro system, a trolly system a bus system and a ferry system All to be explored as part of the travelling pleasure. The centre of Lisbon is made up of many squares and it’s very very easy to get lost but thanks to Google maps or when that doesn’t work the Apple maps  it’s easy to navigate around as long as you remember the address of where you’re staying. I’m staying at a hostel which is very reasonably priced about $100 Canadian a night.  It has a very adequate bedroom. It is clean, there’s an adjacent kitchen and bathroom, etc. Mostly young people staying here, but it’s it’s fun to interact with some of them. As a single traveller you have occasional very enjoyable interactions with people. One evening I talked for about half an hour to a 30-year-old German woman who was a management consultant. I was impressed with her English, but also how we were able to compare organizational behaviour from my days as a administrator to today’s organizational culture, and in particular in how it works in Germany, compared with other countries. Another evening, I met a stockbroker from Florida who is pro Trump and had an MBA from Harvard. He was very bullheaded, but I was able to interject some very critical issues about the United States compared with other countries. It was a very dynamic and enjoyable interaction which lasted about 15 minutes.